After Yang Yuke was killed, all the troops were scattered, and a generation of heroes died tragically, not to mention the tragic death of the frontier, and even the corpse was not collected, but it was abandoned in the wilderness of the battlefield. Taking advantage of the collapse of the Qing army, the French army took Zhennan Pass in one fell swoop, opening the door to China. Pan Dingxin, who was stationed in Haicun, was completely panicked at this time, he never thought that a generation of fierce generals Yang Yuke would actually die at the border.

It was too late for the infantry to rush to help, and Pan Dingxin could only personally command all the cavalry around him and rush to Zhennan Pass, hoping to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the French army to recapture Xiongguan again. However, the situation was far worse than Pan Dingxin imagined, the people switched very suddenly, and the chaos everywhere made the army confused, after Yang Yuke was killed, the Qing army had completely dispersed, and the French army fully controlled the city defense of Zhennan Pass. Pan Dingxin, who came in a hurry, not only did not have any chance, but became the side of the siege from the side of defense. The location of Zhennan Pass is very important, although Pan Dingxin knows that it is difficult, he can only wave his army to attack the city.

The two armies fought fiercely for a day, and the Qing army suffered very heavy casualties, and even Pan Dingxin, who was in command on the front line, was also hit in the arm and fell from his horse. Although Pan Dingxin was rescued in time, and after simple treatment, he was able to continue to command the battle, but the battle situation was still very unfavorable. When Pan Dingxin was about to die, the defense army led by Su Yuanchun, the governor of Guangxi, rushed over in time, and finally stabilized the situation and did not let the French army take advantage of the situation to counterattack.

The so-called defense force refers to the training of the green battalion in the garrison area, and most of them are soldiers selected from within the quota of soldiers, who have raised their salaries and used new weapons for training, so their combat effectiveness is quite good. Su Yuanchun's headquarters are all defense troops, all of which are Manchurian-style equipment, and they have been personally trained by instructors who studied in Manchuria. Moreover, because they are the regular army of the country, they are also different from the Hunan Army and the Huai Army in terms of establishment, and they are completely arranged according to the Manchurian military system. At the same time, because the imperial court was more willing to spend money on the descendants of the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion, the defense army not only had good firearms, but also distributed a large number of artillery.

After Su Yuanchun's subordinate replaced Pan Dingxin as the main attacker, the French army was overwhelmed at once, although it could still suppress the Qing army, but the number of troops and firepower invested surged. The battle lasted until midnight, and the French army was completely unable to bear it, not because of how many French casualties there were, but because their supplies could not keep up. The French army rushed all the way from Wenyuan, and the supply routes and military stations were not perfect, so their ammunition supply was seriously insufficient in such a big battle, and they had to fight with bayonets until dawn.

Faced with a steady stream of Qing reinforcements, the French army had to choose to retreat temporarily. However, the French couldn't afford Pan Dingxin, so they concentrated a batch of zha medicine when they left, and blew up the gate of Zhennanguan into the sky at once. The French sabotage, firstly, to avoid the pursuit of the Qing army, and secondly, to facilitate their next attack on Zhennanguan, and they firmly believed that they would fight back. At the same time, in order to disgust Pan Dingxin, the French army also left a wooden sign on the ruins of the city, which read, "The gateway to Guangxi no longer exists" in Chinese characters.

Pan Dingxin, who was easily regained Zhennan Pass and was disgusted by the French, stabilized the defense of the pass on the one hand, and sent Su Yuanchun to continue the pursuit and drive the French army back to Wenyuan. Immediately the French army made a detour from Jiangfeng to attack Longzhou, and Pan Dingxin ordered the Huai and Hubei armies who rushed back to the rescue to meet them, and after the French army temporarily retreated, he ordered Feng Zicai and Su Yuanchun to garrison the two armies of Kuupo to prevent the French from launching a new offensive. After the situation in Zhennanguan stabilized, Pan Dingxin, the governor of Guangxi, came to an end, and he almost lost such a big sin as Zhennanguan, and Li Hongzhang couldn't save him. Within a few days, the edict of the imperial court arrived, and Pan Dingxin was dismissed and returned home, which can be regarded as taking care of his hard work.

With his departure, the Sino-French war also stopped, the French army in Vietnam did not launch a new offensive, and the French army on the southeast coast also retreated to the Penghu Islands. The French army did not toss anymore, and the Qing army only sorted out the defense in place, and did not launch an offensive on land and sea, and even the Beiyang Fleet, which was ready to go south, stopped. The two sides were suddenly so restrained, not because they were preparing to negotiate peace again, but because a powerful third-party force suddenly appeared nearby, they all had to stop and see the direction of the wind, and the British Far East Fleet sailed into the Yellow Sea.

"The main force of the British fleet is five Sovereign-class battleships, four Indomitable-class battleships, twelve Centurion-class second-class battleships, and there are more than thirty Nelson-class, Brute-class, and Orlando-class armored cruisers, and the rest are light cruisers and destroyers!" The Manchurian General Staff Headquarters in Changchun was busy again, and the naval commander Bo Dun reported to the General Staff Headquarters and Goxinga on the situation of the newly formed British Far East Fleet. The anger in the conference room was very solemn, everyone knew that the British came back to find trouble, but no one expected the British to come up with such a luxurious lineup.

"A cutting-edge battleship in the water! The age of the ship is hardly more than five years, and the British are really willing to pay this time! Goxinga spoke lightly, but he smoked significantly faster.

Guo Xing's heart is also hateful! In recent years, a lot of achievements have been made in 100 projects, and even the zero project has made a major breakthrough, but the problem of aircraft on board has not been overcome. If the Manchurian Navy can now have two aircraft carriers, no matter how huge the British fleet is, it will only be a meat bun. At the same time, Guo Xinga also regretted that in order to save money to build aircraft carriers, he had not expanded the investment in battleships of the Manchurian Navy over the years. For more than ten years, Botun shouted that the main battleships of the Manchurian Navy were only seven battle cruisers. Moreover, of these seven battle cruisers, five were in the South Sea Fleet, and only two remained in the Yellow Sea Fleet. This time, the British attacked the enemy with a golden sword, and most of the Manchurian navy was able to meet the enemy with light cruisers and destroyers.

"General, although the Seawolf-class destroyer has comprehensively updated the power system and Yulei system, after all, the tonnage is small, and our army will inevitably suffer a big loss if the Seawolf-class destroyer is the main force to meet the enemy." The time has come for Botun to take revenge, and Guo Xing Aruo would have listened to him earlier, and put a dozen or twenty battleships in his town, and the British would not have to worry about how many fleets they sent.

"Seawolf-class destroyers are a bit of a struggle, but don't we still have sea lions? And twelve Sea Tiger-class heavy cruisers are now also in service! Guoxing Ah Lian secretly rejoiced, fortunately he had made another heavy cruiser to be supplemented, otherwise today, even if Bo Dun was in charge, he would definitely be squeezed to death.

The design concept of the Seawolf class is World War II, and it is the best during World War II, so although it has been in service for almost twenty years, it is still ahead of the world, and it is still ahead of the world's warships if you update the weapons and power system casually. However, the Sea Lion-class cruiser, which has also been in service for 20 years, is not enough, because of the influence of Guoxinga, the British ship-building level has also improved beyond the times, and the Sea Lion-class has no advantage at all. Guo Xing'a, who was slamming the door, was naturally reluctant to replace the sea lion, which was still a first-class ship in the world, but in order to maintain the leading level, he made some new gadgets - the Sea Tiger-class heavy cruiser.

The Sea Tiger class heavy cruiser is also a one-step product of Guoxinga, which directly copied the main heavy cruiser Kaohsiung-class heavy cruiser of Japan during World War II, which took a lot of advantage in tonnage, and now it can also be used as a second-class battleship. The Sea Tiger-class heavy cruiser is 204 meters long, 21 meters wide, with a draft of 6.72 meters, a displacement of 12,000 tons, and a speed of 35 knots. Equipped with five twin 210 mm/50 x main guns, four twin 127 mm/40 x high and flat guns, four twin 25 mm/60 x diameter machine guns, eight twin 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, plus four quadruple 650 mm* launch tubes. From 100 to 127 mm of armor on the side sides, from 30 to 50 mm of deck armor, from 25 to 60 mm of mine armor, from 25 mm to 25 mm of armor for the main turret, 38 mm from the gun mount, and from 40 to 80 mm of armor from the ammunition magazine. The British must have thought that this was a second-class battleship, but the caliber of the main guns was smaller.

The Sea Tiger class also has a feature that no one else in the world has, it can carry four Osprey seaplanes. The air force of the Manchurian Empire has always been the top priority in the construction of Goxinga, and as long as there is a demand for the air force, Goxinga has always been willing to spend money, and the construction and development of the air force is naturally very rapid. When the army was short and the navy was in short supply, the air force had already perfected all its models, and the B29 that Guoxinga had hoped for was almost the same, and the seaplanes had naturally been opened up long ago. The Osprey carried by the Sea Tiger class was originally only considered for reconnaissance use, but because Guoxinga did not have an aircraft carrier, it was naturally multi-functional and open, and then the Osprey became a dual-purpose product for reconnaissance and combat. The osprey doesn't have many weapons, and apart from the machine gun, he only has one fishlei. This additional shot of Goxinga is also a chance of luck, in case it makes a contribution!

"Even so, we only have two Brute-class battle cruisers, twelve Sea Tiger-class heavy cruisers, twelve Sea Lion-class cruisers, and thirty-six Seawolf-class destroyers. In terms of tonnage, firepower, and the number of fleets, we are all at a loss, and it is difficult to deter the British army! "Botun knows the British very well how they think, and when the difference in strength is not particularly far, they will not easily choose to fight hard, but it is not easy for the Manchurian Navy to get them away.

"Hold them out to the open sea, or you'll lose face." But if they do start fighting, try to bring them to the coast of the homeland and let the air force deal with them. "After leading the world in the field of aircraft for an era, Guo Xinga doesn't mind letting the plane show up, and after being able to use the plane with great fanfare, Guo Xinga can't wait to use the plane to solve everything.

"Our naval command will consider it!" Bo Dun's nose was almost crooked, even if Cao Meng was held by Guo Xing'a, Guo Xing'a also held it too much. If there is more to the Air Force to solve, then what else will the Navy and Army do.

When the British fleet forced into the waters of Jeju Island, it was stopped by the Manchurian navy, and it was encircled from three directions: Lushun, Zhoushan, Pusan, and Japan. The two armies began to fight each other with sabre-rattling, but neither dared to really do anything, and the always arrogant Manchurian Navy did not dare to expel the British army easily.